Siliguri, Dec. 29: A mild tremor was felt here and in other parts of north Bengal as an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred at the India-Myanmar border around 2.50pm local time.

The quake lasted for about 10 seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was at a distance of 690km east-northeast of Calcutta and 105km east-southeast of Imphal, said Subir Sarkar, the in-charge of the weather station at North Bengal University. No loss of life or property has been reported so far.

Jaigaon: Nine hutments in the Dalmore Tea Estate near Birpara were damaged by two tuskers on Monday night. The affected residents have alleged that the foresters did not come to drive away the animals, which entered the garden from the nearby Dalmore forests. The foresters said they did not have any information about the attack.

Siliguri: Bengal Karate Academy will organise a two-day Karate and Kata camp at the Indoor Stadium here from January 2. Bharat Sharma, the chief instructor of NSG, will conduct the camp where more than 200 students from Bengal, Assam and Nagaland will participate.

Siliguri: Doctors of NBMCH and several health organisations here shouted slogans and burnt copies of the West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority Bill, 2009, on the hospital premises on Tuesday. The bill was passed by the Assembly on December 17.